Bug#1105738: xterm: double-click can incorrectly add the preceding space to the selection
Package: xterm
Version: 398-1
Severity: normal
When I double-click on a word at the beginning of a line such that
this word is preceded by spaces, one space is incorrectly included
in the selection.
For instance, type
printf "%$((COLUMNS+1))syz\n" x
which gives a line full of spaces and the word "xyz" on the next
physical line. If I double-click on the word "xyz", only "xyz"
is highlighted as expected, but if I paste the selection with
the middle-button, I get " xyz", i.e. with a preceding space.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
APT prefers unstable-debug
APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable-debug'), (500, 'proposed-updates-debug'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.12.27-amd64 (SMP w/16 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages xterm depends on:
ii libc6 2.41-7
ii libfontconfig1 2.15.0-2.3
ii libfreetype6 2.13.3+dfsg-1
ii libice6 2:1.1.1-1
ii libtinfo6 6.5+20250216-2
ii libutempter0 1.2.1-4
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.12-1
ii libxaw7 2:1.0.16-1
ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b3
ii libxft2 2.3.6-1+b4
ii libxinerama1 2:1.1.4-3+b4
ii libxmu6 2:1.1.3-3+b4
ii libxpm4 1:3.5.17-1+b3
ii libxt6t64 1:1.2.1-1.2+b2
ii xbitmaps 1.1.1-2.2
Versions of packages xterm recommends:
ii luit [luit] 2.0.20240910-1
ii x11-utils 7.7+7
Versions of packages xterm suggests:
pn xfonts-cyrillic <none>
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